More than 160 people cash in on bets Luis Suarez would bite someone at World Cup

AT least 167 people have cashed in on bets that Uruguay striker Luis Suarez would bite someone during the World Cup.

Chiellini appeals after bitnig incident with Suarez and the winning bet[EPA/TWITTER]

The wager was offered by a Norwegian gambling site before the tournament began, with odds of 175-1 that the Liverpool player would sink his teeth into an opponent over the course of the tournament in Brazil.

Thomas Syversen, who bet 32 krone (£3.44) and walked away with 5600 krone (£602.66), is believed to have been among the winners, reported ESPN.

The biggest winner netted £1944.38 but remained anonymous.

Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini was left with visible teeth marks following a clash with Suarez in the 79th minute of Uruguay’s 1-­0 victory in Natal last night.

Chiellini is now calling for governing body Fifa to ban the 27-year-old from the rest of the tournament.

He said. “I would love to see if they have the courage to do anything against him.

"It was ridiculous not to send Suarez off. It is clear, clear­-cut.

"And then there was the obvious dive afterwards because he knew very well that he did something that he shouldn’t have done.”

However, Suarez passed the incident off as an accident.

He said: "These situations happen on the pitch. We were both just inside the area; he struck me in the chest with his shoulder and he hit me in the eye as well.

“These are things that happen on the pitch and you shouldn't attach so much importance to them. I'm very happy to have qualified.

"We are taking each game as it comes. We know that we're in a difficult situation; we're at our limits now.”

Fifa has now opened disciplinary proceedings against English football's Player of the Year, with Suarez facing a possible suspension of up to 24 games.

However, the website of Uruguayan TV station Tenfield blamed the British media for exaggerating the incident.

It said: “In the TV replay, as viewed in the press area, it appears that [Suarez’s] face comes in contact with Chiellini without it being clear whether he bites him as was claimed by those – especially the English – who were keen to play down Uruguay’s victory.